"A guitar with strings 11, Is the next best thing to being in heaven, Where every key is like drop D, And every string, a wonderous thing, With every chord...
I recently posted a note on the de Visee theorbo pieces arranged by Romic for "archlute", published by Tree Editions, that fit exactly onto an altgitarren...
Hi everyone, In case you are in Southern CA why not drop into our concerts? Le Dame Musicanti http://web.tiscali.it/awebd Donatella Galletti, baroque lute and...
Christopher, Have you managed to set up the method for ordering the music book "Altgitarren", yet? I tried "threads", but they only produced the email address...
Hello fellow travellers. I hope the easter has been joyful for you. I've been talking about the new Altoguitar site earlier, and now it is finished for launch....
Funny thing....there's an Asturias 11 string within 20 miles of my home, but the owner refuses to sell....he has on occasion loaned it to me...really just made...
Hello Marion, I am relieved that the music finally arrived! The pieces were written in reverse order, starting with the Giga inspired by Dalla Casa. The...
Hello Marion, The serial numbers from the D'Addario string catalogue(rectified nylon) for a 63cm terz, i.e., all strings having the same length are as follows:...
Hello Marion, Thank you for the information on strings, I find this kind of thing useful. While I use Hannabach medium tension on my alt, I have found that...
Hello Marion, You ask about my favourite tuning for the alt. I have only ever used that in G, as a major interest is renaissance / archlute repertoire....
Hello Marion, Very many thanks for the PDF and the midi-file_which I did not expect! It certainly has a characteristic sound, but, perhaps more like Soler than...
Hello again, Marion, The information on the TablEdit software sounds very useful. I will investigate. Mind you, G7 is supposed to do this, but I can find many...
Learning how to play guitar is like learning how to speak a language. The more you listen to, imitate and play along with professionals, the better you'll get....
Hi, I just found this group and think it's a great idea. There is so much to discuss about the alto guitar and the renaissance and baroque music. I have played...
Hello dear members of the alto guitar group! I'm happy to announce that within a very short time a new site will be published. I'm hoping to move all the...
Hi all, OK this may be a silly question, but does anyone know of any "cheap" 11 strings?.....I play an 8 string right now and I know all about the expense of...
Does anyone know of a luthier named Liberto PLANAS in Paris? I walked outside his shop and saw a cool looking 11-string guitar. I wonder if it's any good. He...
Dear All, I have found some music, originally for theorbo by de Visee, that has been arranged for archlute by Milorad Romic. Curiously, the tuning of the...
Thank you Brien. I concur. What's the deal with this list? Is everyone busy practicing all the time? or maybe it's our busy concert schedules? long time no...
Hello tutti! I sale my alto guitar for 6.100 euros. It's a beautiful instrument made in 1992 by Phillip Woodfield. The sound is clear and warm with power. Let...
Hello Marion &Stephen, Thanks for the suggestions. I have to admit that I have a short suite by P.,commencing with an Allemande "L'Amant mal contant", Nurnberg...
Is there any published music in standard musical notation, i.e., which allows one to treat the 11s as a transposing instrument, other than various editioins of...
Since I just discovered your group I'm just posting a brief note about my own alto guitar. It has 13 strings (down to low G) and was made as an experiment in...
Just wanted to let you know that you can access this group by using the adress http://altoguitar.com It's not masked or anything, but it'll get you here...
Hello, I am curious to know what the price is today of an original Bolin alt guitar in mint condition. This mainly for insurance purposes. Perhaps somebody can...
Dear Guitar Friends of many strings, A friend of mine from the lute list asked about an 11-string baroque CD by Goran Scheuster (not sure of spelling) that...
Hello all, I have recently purchased Goran Sollscher's eleven-string baroque, and I can't believe how wonderful a sound can be achieved from a single...
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